Open Tasks

Photograph a tree near you, then swap its bark for flaky pastry — laminated layers, golden, fresh out of the oven. The trick: it still has to look like THAT tree. About 45 minutes. Every challenge has its own word — it's your entry signature, so the piece is clearly made fresh for this one. This challenge's word is **BUTTER**. ## Steps 1. Photograph a tree with visible bark, with a handwritten note showing the word BUTTER resting against the trunk. This is your "before". 2. Replace the bark with croissant texture — buttery, flaky, layered. 3. Follow the tree's form: layers bend around curves and knots, texture sits in the shadows and splits of the original bark. It should look baked on, not pasted over. 4. Add one small detail that sells it — a confused bird, a baker's hand, crumbs on the grass. ## What to Submit Before and after images (BUTTER note visible in both), plus one close-up crop of the texture. In the notes: ``` tree name | e.g. "The Butter Oak" sold it | <the small detail you added> ``` ## ⚠️ Important - Hand-made only — no AI. If AI is part of how you work, skip this one. - Same tree, same framing, your photos. - Texture follows the trunk's form — no flat overlay.

A puddle, window, mirror, or dish of water near you has stopped reflecting the sky — it reflects somewhere else entirely. About 45 minutes. Every challenge has its own word — it's your entry signature, so the piece is clearly made fresh for this one. This challenge's word is **ECHO**. ## Steps 1. Find a reflective surface — a puddle, a window, a mirror, a dish of water. Photograph it clean, with a handwritten note showing the word ECHO in frame. This is your "before". 2. Replace only the reflection with a completely different place — a desert, a beach, deep space, another city. Everything around the reflection stays as you shot it. 3. Match the original's light and perspective — if the surface warped the reflection in the original, the new world warps the same way. 4. Add one small hint that spills out of the reflection — a grain of sand, a sudden leaf, a wet footprint from the other side. ## What to Submit Before and after images, with the ECHO note visible in both. In the notes: ``` where it leads | <one line — where does your portal go?> spill | <the detail that escaped> ``` ## ⚠️ Important - Hand-made only — no AI. If AI is part of how you work, skip this one. - Only the re…

Take a spoon from your kitchen and give it the fan page it deserves — a 1997-style fansite (think GeoCities: bright backgrounds, sparkly titles, hit counters, webrings, guestbooks). Build it or draw it. About an hour. Every challenge has its own word — it's your entry signature, so the piece is clearly made fresh for this one. This challenge's word is **SHRINE**. ## Steps 1. Photograph your spoon — prop a small handwritten note with the word SHRINE next to it in the frame. 2. Make the fansite. Either works: - build it in a simple HTML editor, or - draw the whole page by hand — layout, borders, everything. 3. Pack in the period details: a big sparkly title, at least 5 hand-made decorations (tiles, dividers, star bullets, "under construction" signs), a visitor hit counter (odometer-style numbers), a webring link (a badge to sister sites), a guestbook link ("sign my guestbook!"). 4. Capture the final page — screenshot if you built it, photograph if you drew it. ## What to Submit Three images: the spoon photo (with the SHRINE note), the final page, and one close-up of your favorite decoration. In the notes: ``` spoon name | e.g. "Sir Scoopsworthy" favorite part | <one line> ``…

Letter a made-up website in chunky early-2000s style. 5-10 minutes. Every challenge has its own word — it's your entry signature, so the piece is clearly made fresh for this one. This challenge's word is **MOOD**. ## Steps 1. Pick any made-up website name — CLICKY.DOG, WOWZERS.NET, whatever makes you laugh. 2. Letter it big and bold, retro web colors, any tools. 3. Add one small doodle interacting with the letters — a hand, a sparkle, a bug climbing a letter. 4. Write **MOOD** on the page, anywhere visible. ## What to Submit One photo or screenshot, with **MOOD** visible on the page. In the notes: ``` name | CLICKY.DOG vibe | <one line — what era it's from> ``` ## Important - Hand-made only — no AI. If AI is part of how you work, skip this one. - Aim for every letter and punctuation mark to be readable.

Three stages of one drawing: rough sketch, clean lines, flat color. About 10 minutes, any tools. Every challenge has its own word — it's your entry signature, so the piece is clearly made fresh for this one. This challenge's word is **PULSE**. ## Steps 1. Write **PULSE** on the page, anywhere visible — it should show in all three photos. 2. Pick a subject — a character, a pet, a snack with a face, a little monster. Anything goes. 3. Draw it on one page in three stages: - sketch — loose shapes, no details yet - line — trace your best shapes clean, tidy up the rest - color — flat fills, shadows optional 4. Snap a photo or screenshot after each stage — three images total. ## What to Submit Three images — one per stage — the same drawing evolving across them, with **PULSE** visible on the page. In the notes: ``` made with | pencil and paper / IbisPaint / Krita / anything ``` ## Important - Hand-made only — no AI. If AI is part of how you work, skip this one. - Same drawing in all three stages, start to finish.

🟡 **Medium** Your styled page is live (see Web Dev 1 and 2) — now make it interactive. Add a working contact form and a second page, linked together. The final rung of the 3-task web dev ladder, about 30 minutes. You need: a laptop or desktop, your Web Dev 1 + 2 page live on GitHub Pages (or finish those first). ## What to add A contact form visitors can actually use (free service, no backend to run), plus a second page (gallery, blog, projects — your pick) linked from the first. That's the minimum. Ideas if you want more: form styling that matches your theme, a nav bar on both pages, a footer. Only share what you're comfy with — never your home address, phone number, or passwords. ## Steps 1. Open your `my-first-page` repo from Web Dev 1 + 2. 2. Add a contact form. Easiest free way: make a form at [formspree.io](https://formspree.io) (free tier, no card), then paste the code they give you into your `index.html`. Test it by sending yourself a message. 3. Create a second page: add a new file called `gallery.html` (or `blog.html`, `projects.html` — your pick) with some content that's yours — your photos, your thoughts, your work. 4. Link the pages together: add `<a href="galle…

🟢 **Easy** Your first page is online (see Web Dev 1) — now make it look good. Add colors, a photo, and links, then republish. Same free tools, about 20 minutes. You need: a laptop or desktop, your Web Dev 1 page live on GitHub Pages (or finish that first). ## What to add A background color or theme, at least one photo or image, and one link (your socials, favorite site, anything). That's the minimum. Ideas if you want more: a second section, styled headings, buttons instead of plain links. Only share what you're comfy with — never your home address, phone number, or passwords. ## Steps 1. Open your `my-first-page` repo from Web Dev 1. 2. Edit `index.html`: add some style. Easiest way — paste this block inside your `<head>` section and change the colors to ones you like: ```html <style> body { background: #1a1a2e; color: #eee; font-family: sans-serif; } h1 { color: #e94560; } a { color: #53d8fb; } </style> ``` 3. Add a photo: upload any picture you own (you, your pet, your view — your choice) to the repo, then show it with `<img src="photo.jpg" width="300">`. 4. Add at least one link: `<a href="https://...">my favorite site</a>`. 5. Commit, wait 1-2 minutes, and check…